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After much discussion, Central Frontenac council voted against supporting the mandatory septic reinspection program at their meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 24. The long-awaited and highly debated decision saw Soldiers Memorial Hall in Sharbot Lake filled with those anxiously awaiting a final decision. For a full hour, councillors around the horseshoe both raised concerns and voiced support for the program, which fi rst came before council in late February of this year. Before council was a report from the septic re-inspection committee that recommended council support their proposed ‘On-site Sewage Assessment Program,’ and that staff be directed to prepare a draft licensing bylaw for pumpers and haulers, as well as any other potential septic system assessors wishing to participate in the program. Before council was able to vote on that motion, Coun. Brent Cameron tabled an amendment, which would see the program rolled out in phases: Phase 1 would focus on implementing the program on properties zoned RW (residential waterfront), and Phase 2 would see the program introduced in The Sydenham High School Golden Eagles faced the Frontenac Falcons the hamlets throughout the township. on Oct. 26 in KASSAA senior football action. The Falcons took the win The amendment also directed staff to on this day. The Golden Eagles have one game left on their schedule, proceed with preparing an affordabiliWednesday against Regiopolis-Notre Dame Panthers. ty program to address one of the chief John Harman/Metroland concerns: the ability of property own-

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ers to fi nancially shoulder repairs or replacements required to their septic systems. Cameron, along with councillors Philip Smith, Sherry Whan and Jamie Riddell voted in favour of the amendment, but with a tied vote of four-four — Coun. Cindy Kelsey was not present at the meeting — the amendment lost. Council then voted on the original motion. With only three votes in favour of the recommendation to support a mandatory septic re-inspection program (coming from councillors Bill MacDonald, Victor Heese and Mayor Frances Smith), the motion failed. “So … no septic inspection program after all this discussion,” Smith said, her voice a little deflated. The room immediately fi lled with the sound of those in the gallery murmuring to one another and standing from their seats to leave. “I want to say thank you to all of the members of the committee who have worked so long and hard putting this all together,” she continued. “I don’t know what else to say.” As council took a short break, those in the gallery spilled out onto Garrett Street where comments both of relief and outrage could be heard. However, as the crowd dispersed, the topic of a septic inspection program wasn’t over.

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As the meeting drew to a close over a half-hour later, Coun. Tom Dewey stated a notice of motion. “I would like to state a notice of motion for the next meeting to revisit the septic re-inspection program with a phased-in approach, and we can deal with that,” he expressed. Smith explained that he would have to have the support of twothirds of council in order to bring the subject back to the table. “I think we need to do something,” Dewey responded. “I hate the way it’s left tonight, but I also think that we can make everybody happy.” That motion will come before council at their next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The idea to implement a mandatory septic re-inspection program has been discussed in Central Frontenac for over four years. Residents with waterfront properties first brought the subject to light by voicing their concerns regarding the potential issues failing septic systems might cause to area lakes and waterways. Council formed the septic re-inspection committee to investigate the matter and come up with a possible program to ensure septic systems throughout the township

are pumped out and/or assessed by designated inspectors on a regular basis (at least every five years). The committee fi rst proposed a septic system re-inspection program at the Tuesday, Feb. 28, meeting of council, and it was sent back to the committee for them to address the issues identified at that time, despite initial support. Since then, the committee has provided council with a number of updated reports, two open house sessions were held to explain the potential program and receive input from the public, and a subcommittee of three councillors (known as the affordability committee) was formed to investigate possible funding solutions for property owners who “might experience severe fi nancial hardship should their sewage treatment system require major repairs or replacement,” according to the report. So just what did council discuss for over an hour before eventually voting the program down? The following are excerpts from that discussion. Riddell began by stating that he was in support of a septic re-inspection program, but that he would prefer the municipality not administer the program as much as the committee’s report had suggested. “I would like to see us use our partners with the conservation au-

thorities and/or the health unit in the administration of the program. We would set the regulations and … use our partners to administer the program,” he said. “A lot of the municipalities that I’ve looked at that have moved forward with the re-inspection program have done just that, where they use the conservation authorities and the health unit to administer their program, and with great success in the implementation.” Dewey said he would support the program, but that he’d like to see two phases to it: the first phase, which would take place over five years, would focus on those properties abutting waterfront, and would be followed by a second phase, which would take all other properties within the township on board the program. The phase-in concept was one brought up by a number of councillors throughout the debate. Heese, who’s sat on the septic reinspection committee for four years, weighed in on the idea of a phase in process beginning with waterfront properties. “I recognize that it was the waterfront owners who pushed this program. And what I see this possible amendment as is simply an appeasement to these people who have made some noise in the past few weeks. The problem with it is, once the

septic re-inspection committee was pushed by the waterfront property owners into forming and looking at, once we got the health unit involved, and once we had the CBO involved, what they were saying is the real danger is the hamlets, it’s not the waterfront,” Heese said. “Now, the waterfront is important, it’s important to our economy, it’s important to the environment, but [in terms of] public safety [risks], it’s the hamlets. So I would not be in support of that amendment.” Smith asked Heese how he would feel if the hamlets were also included in the amendment, and Heese said he believed the committee could live with that; however, when the amendment was presented and voted on, the hamlets were to be included in Phase 2, not Phase 1. Dewey also mentioned he feels that the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&amp;A) Public Health department should be the authority overseeing who approves inspectors for the program. Many councillors have taken issue with the initial idea to have pumper/ hauler contractors serve as the inspectors, and the idea of the municipality authorizing inspectors. It was then Cameron’s turn to voice his opinions on the matter. “I don’t think that there has been an issue that we have faced in this

term that’s been this emotive,” said Cameron, a member of the affordability committee. Cameron has maintained that council needs to have a plan in place to deal with those property owners who may not be able to afford necessary repairs since the potential program first came before council. “My concerns have always been fi nancial, it’s always been the acknowledgement that, in a community where people often go to the food bank, and often seek out Rural Frontenac Community Services for help with hydro, some of those repair bills would just be onerous,” he said, noting that if council did not come up with a plan for helping people financially, the cost of the necessary work would end up falling on the township. The “worst-case scenario” price tag for a complete removal and replacement of a septic system came in at about $30,000, according to the affordability committee. MacDonald said that he was in favour of moving forward with the program and that he was prepared to deal with the issues that would present themselves along the way. He was not in favour, however, of the “township becoming a financial planner for someone who has a septic system problem.”

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age at which individuals can legally consume cannabis. The Ontario government plans to make 19 the legal Scott Reid, Member of Parliaage for marijuana consumption, ment for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingsbut Reid has asked his constituents ton, is once again conducting a ridif they feel that 19 is the appropriing referendum, and this time the ate age. The ballot allows voters to subject is legalizing marijuana. indicate whether they agree with that Bill C-45, the ‘Cannabis Act,’ is age, or whether they feel the legal age coming before the House of Comshould be older or younger. mons for a third reading the week of While Reid cannot vote in the OnMonday, Oct. 30 to Friday, Nov. 3, tario legislature regarding the legal and the subsequent vote on the matage for marijuana, he can pass on his ter is fast approaching. And when it fi ndings to his colleagues at Queen’s comes to voting on whether or not ToriStafford/Metroland Park, he indicated. to legalize marijuana, Reid plans to “Although I’m not a member of Scott Reid, MP for Lanark-Frontebase his vote on the input of his constituents. nac-Kingston, is holding a riding the provincial legislature I can pass The riding referendum, the ninth referendum to determine how he this information on to my provincial of which Reid has conducted since will vote on Bill C-45 (the 'Canna- colleague who can say ‘you know, at least in one part of the province, he was first elected in 2000, poses two bis Act' to legalize marijuana) in when they were consulted, the people questions to the MP’s constituents. the near future. suggested the following information’ Information regarding Bill C-45 was mailed out to each household within where people’s views, including my and [indicate] whether they endorsed the Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston rid- own, are based on some kind of pro- the age of 19 or they endorsed some ing the week of October 16-20, along found internalized set of moral or other age,” Reid said. Reid has long advocated for the lewith two ballots that allow constitu- ethical beliefs.” Each registered voter in a house- galization of marijuana, but he does ents to participate in the referendum. “This qualifi es as what I would hold can vote in the referendum, have reservations regarding Bill C-45, think of as a classic matter of per- with ballots offering the space for he said. The fact that each province sonal conscience in that it is not, four people to vote on the two ques- has the ability to set the age at which strictly speaking, part of the normal tions posed. The fi rst ballot asks if cannabis can be legally consumed, kind of partisan divide that exists in MP Reid should vote in favour of and the fact that Ontario has chosen Canada,” Reid said of why he feels Bill C-45. Reid said he plans to cast 19 leave our province open to “pot a riding referendum was appropriate his vote in accordance with the ma- tourism,” Reid explained. All of the US states that have legalized marifor the issue of marijuana legaliza- jority of responses he receives. The second ballot pertains to juana have done so for those aged tion. “It’s really a standalone issue what constituents feel should be the 21 or older. Having a younger legal tstaff ord@metroland.com

age here in Ontario could open the door to “pot tourism,” or an influx of those under the age of 21 coming into Ontario to experiment with marijuana. Reid also indicates in his letter to constituents that he would rather see a “local option” when it comes to a marijuana distribution system, rather than the provinciallyrun marijuana dispensaries the Ontario government has proposed. “I can tell you, trying to set up a chain of stores in less than a year… that’s an impossible task,” said Reid, who is no stranger to the retail world – Reid’s family owns Giant Tiger, his father the current chairman of the board for the company, and Reid himself the vice chairman. Reid said he would have preferred to see the province set up a series of regulations surrounding marijuana distribution (such as where and when it can be sold), and then allow those who understand the retail industry to take on the task of selling it. “As someone who has grown up in the retail business, being in it my whole life, watching it from the time I was a little kid, I can just say: this is not a wise business move,” he said. “From an investment point, it’s a very unwise thing for the province to do, and Ontario taxpayers will wind up paying for it.” As for what he thinks the results might show, Reid said he doesn’t

know. He’s heard opinions both for and against the legalization of marijuana from his constituents, he said, as well as opinions both for and against 19 being the legal age. Right now, he is simply eager to find out how the responses from his constituents will stack up on this issue, one he feels is perfectly suited to be decided on by the people, he expressed. “There are many jurisdictions in which the way an issue like this would be settled would be through an actual referendum. That’s how it would be done in Switzerland, for example, it’s how it’s been done in a number of American states… In fact, it’s how we in Ontario dealt with the question of legalizing alcohol after prohibition,” he said, noting that Canada’s fi rst referendum, held in 1898, was on the question of whether or not to prohibit alcohol sales. “So putting this kind of question on the ballot is one that goes back as far as Sir Wilfred Laurier,” Reid said. “This is something where we have often felt in this country is the right way of dealing with this kind of issue – by direct reference to the people.” All those constituents wanting to participate in the riding referendum should return their ballots to Reid’s office as soon as possible. For more information, go to www. scottreid.ca/BillC-45/.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I honestly needed a score card, we had so many people coming and going,â&#x20AC;? she said, explaining that the vacancies were eventually fi lled by recruits who are now actively serving in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are now somewhere around 95 per cent staffing between the two detachments.â&#x20AC;? Now working with a fuller team, the statistics in the report showed a decrease in the number of crimes. The number of sexual assaults and general assaults reported have decreased significantly, according to the report. From January to June of this year, the OPP have responded to three sexual assaults, down just over 57 per cent from the seven sexual assaults they dealt with in January to June of 2016. The nine assaults

the OPP have dealt with from January to June of this year are down by over 47 per cent when compared to the 17 reported in the same time frame in 2016. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You see in the first six months of 2017, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually down signifi cantly with both sexual assaults and assaults, as well as other crimes against person,â&#x20AC;? Brown said, explaining that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;crimes against a person' refers to things such as harassment and uttering threats. The five instances of those crimes that occurred in the fi rst half of this year are down over 37 per cent from the eight that occurred in the first half of 2016. Continued on page 6

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When looking at the report, one needs to consider the number of instances before immediately responding to the percentage increase of decrease over the prior year, Brown explained. For example, the number of arsons from January to June of this year is a whopping 100 per cent less than what it was in the same time frame last year – but that is solely because there was one arson in that period of time last year, and none this year. The number of break and enters, thefts over $1,000 and thefts under $1,000 have either decreased or remained the same for

January to June of this year compared to those in January to June of 2016. And, while instances of mischief are up over 83 per cent, there have only been 11 reported instances from January to June of this year, compared to the six that occurred in the same time period in 2016. When it came to drug crime from January to June of this year, importation and production is up 100 per cent – but, again, when looking at the numbers, that is all down to the one instance that occurred in 2017 over no occurrences in the same time period for 2016. “You guys don’t have a whole lot to worry about in relation to that. I’m not saying

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plained. “What we are starting to see is that [the number of] frauds are creeping up,” she said, explaining that much of that could be down to the creation of the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) team in Central Frontenac. “It’s group where active seniors come together, they have a liaison with the police and other community members, and we’re getting safety messages out there,” Brown said. “So our numbers are up, but are they letting the police know about them? Yes. So I don’t necessarily consider an increase in frauds a bad thing.”

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Climate change is becoming more and more of a concern globally, and here in the Kingston area, two young women are hoping to lead the charge when it comes to solutions. Emily Ferguson, 28, and Emily Abrams, 17, recently participated in the Climate Reality Project in Pittsburgh, Pa. The project, founded by former vice-president Al Gore, is a global network of citizens committed to the implementation of solutions to climate change. “It is (a) three-day training course with a huge variety of topics, ranging from climate science to solutions and even communication strategies,” explained Ferguson. “It is a leader-

ship training course, it is a climate change science course, and a solutions and hope-focused course — and it is incredible, the energy that comes out of it.” Ferguson participated in a similar course in 2013 in Chicago, but this time, she had the added benefi t of acting as a mentor to her friend, Abrams. “We actually went together to see An Inconvenient Sequel this past summer, and afterwards, Emily really wanted to get further involved, and we looked up when the next training was and decided to go together,” explained Ferguson. Continued on page 9

Nadine’s efforts to lobby for a forgotten WW1 hero resulted in a weekendlong celebration, historic plaques being placed in his honour, and a new marker being placed on Captain Brown’s previously unmarked grave.

The Ontario Junior Citizen Awards celebrate incredible youth. Do you know someone who is involved in worthwhile community service, is contributing while living with a limitation, has performed a heroic act, demonstrates individual excellence, or is going above and beyond to help others? If so, nominate them today! Nominations are open until November 30, 2017. Forms and information are available from this newspaper, and from the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at ocna.org/juniorcitizen.

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EV me, please When Steve and I decided to give up our second car about a year and a half ago, Steve expressed interest in using our current car for as long as humanly possible â&#x20AC;&#x201D; literally until it falls apart and/or becomes unsafe to operate at an affordable maintenance cost. Then, we would get a Tesla. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know a whole lot about Teslas or electric vehicles (EVs) at the time, but it sounded like a cool idea so I shrugged and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK.â&#x20AC;? Steve rambled on about how it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realistic for us to get an EV in 2016, but by the time our Mazda died in another five or so years, it would be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the infrastructure would be there and they would be massproduced to the point of being affordable for regular folks like us. As usual, Steve appears to be correct. I know a couple of people in Kingston who have EVs, including our areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s member of Parliament. My colleague, Kevin Clarke, has a Tesla Model 3 on order. He placed the order in February 2017 and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s due to receive it in late 2018. The ability to manufacture EVs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; particularly Teslas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cannot keep up with the demand, yet with the incentive from the provincial government

of up to $14,000 for the purchase of an electric vehicle, they are within the range of affordability for a lot of people. The Tesla Model 3 is the first car of its kind to be mass produced, and, of course the more of these cars they produce, the cheaper theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which leaves the other major piece of the puzzle; infrastructure. In order to make electric vehicle ownership realistic for most people, they need to have some sort of assurance that they will be able to charge these vehicles with ease. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why the City of Kingstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently approved electric vehicle strategy is so exciting. Currently, charging stations in our area are minimal, but in the coming years 29 new stations will be installed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including two Level 3 (fast-charging), 25 Level 2, and two Level 1 (low electrical power for non-automotive mobility) charging stations at various points throughout the city. Anyone who has followed council even minimally in the last decade or so has heard a whole lot of talk about the city striving to be environmentally â&#x20AC;&#x153;sustainable.â&#x20AC;? At one point the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sustainable cityâ&#x20AC;? was thrown around a lot, and

to councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s credit there have been quite a few decisions made that appear to support this goal. We have a lot more bike lanes now and better public transit with the addition of the express routes. But for a lot of people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; my family included â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is still not realistic to give up dependence on a car. For example, I love my bike, but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use it to take my five year old to gymnastics on the other side of the city, or my baby to daycare in midtown. Steve and I both could technically take Kingston Transit to work, but it would take well over an hour each way, not including dropping off the baby at daycare by bus, which would be its own adventure and likely add close to an additional hour. The most realistic way for our family to further reduce our greenhouse gas output by a significant amount is to purchase an electric vehicle, and we, along with many others, are extremely enthusiastic about this prospect. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll still use our current car until it dies, but knowing that the infrastructure will be there by the time weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for our EV is an exciting and reassuring thought.

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Get your flu shot! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of year again â&#x20AC;&#x201D; time for colder weather, cosy sweaters, scarves, warm soups and, inevitably, the flu. Most seasonal flu activity typically occurs between October and May each year with the heaviest activity taking place between December and February, so it is important to take precautions early and that means getting the flu shot. The flu is ranked among the top 10 leading causes of death in Canada. There are roughly 3,500 deaths and 12,000 hospitalizations from the flu every year in the country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; almost twice as many deaths as motor vehicle accidents in Canada. This statistic is even crazier when you think about the fact that there is a shot to help prevent the flu. The sooner that a person is immunized against influenza, the sooner they and vulnerable people around them are protected from this contagious and potentially dangerous illness. KFL&amp;A Public Health recommends that all area residents, not just the young and the elderly, get immunized as soon as possible and even if you are completely healthy and rarely get sick, get the flu shot! While many people fear getting sick from the flu vaccine itself, people cannot get influenza from the influenza vaccine. Most people have no reaction at all to the influenza vaccine, and almost all of those who do, have only minor side effects, such as a sore arm or mild fever.Â In the KFL&amp;A area, there are many simple ways to get influenza immunization. It is available from family doctors, a local pharmacist or at a KFL&amp;A Public Health clinic. The annual influenza immunization program kicks off this year with a walk-in clinic at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University on Friday Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clinics by appointment will be held on Fridays at KFL&amp;A Public Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main office on Portsmouth Avenue in Kingston. The complete schedule of influenza immunization clinic dates and locations is available on KFL&amp;A Public Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.kflapublichealth.ca. To book an appointment for influenza immunization, visit www.kflapublichealth.ca/appointments or call 613-549-1232 or 1-800-267-7875.

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While Abrams is just 17 and a student at Sydenham High School, she was thrilled to be part of the whole experience and interact with likeminded individuals. “I was shocked by how energetic and motivated people were,” she said. “It was really inspiring for me to be around that and people who care about environment the way that I do. In Sydenham, not a lot of people are very focused on the environment and it was a big change to be around that.” Abrams became passionate about the environment after learning about the effects of climate change on the ocean. She also became more passionate after taking an environmental science class and she hopes to pursue more education in the field in university. She also hopes that after this training, she can help educate more people about the effects of climate

change and the actions that need to be taken. “I plan to give some presentations in the future and build awareness among my classmates and teachers,” she said. “The course really emphasized spreading the word in the community and I hope to do that.” At the end of the three-day course, participants were asked to make a commitment to do 10 acts of leadership. “That can be anything from a presentation to a blog post or even a letter to the editor,” said Ferguson. “The idea is just to keep the momentum going and make others aware of this really real issue.” In Kingston, that means a lot of education for both Ferguson and Abrams, along with the rest of the community. “A big piece of what we are trying to do now is trying to connect with local groups like Sustainable Kingston, and getting to know groups in Kingston that are talking about these

issues, and getting an understanding of what is going on already,” said Ferguson.” It isn’t the easiest topic to tackle, but we are trying.” Ferguson hopes that she can give presentations throughout the city and really just get the message about climate change out there. “I think there needs to be a really clear message that it is happen-

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hicles and reducing consumption of meat are steps in the right direction, but education really is the key. “I really think, at this point, people becoming better informed plays a huge role,” she said. “And we are trying to make an impact there.” For more information about the Climate Reality Project, visit https:// www.climaterealityproject.org.

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Kingston teen lands starring role in Nickelodeon show HOLLIE PRATT-CAMPBELL

were just looking at chemistry. They had three or four people for each role they were casting and they About a year-and-a-half ago, paired us up differently each time. local actress Alex Hook, 15, audiThey were basically looking at how tioned for a small role on a Nickelpeople work together and feed off odeon show called Max and Shred. each other.” She didn’t get the part, but she did In the end, of course, Hook got leave an impression on some folks the part, which meant that she got in high places. to return to Miami from January — “The next day I got a phone call April of this year for filming. from the head of casting at Nickel“It was very warm,” she laughs. odeon and she said 'look, we love “I loved it. The whole thing lasted Alex, but not for this,'” says Tammy probably six months, from auditionGodefroy, talent agent and founder ing to fi lming. It was a very long of the Kingston-based SoHo Manprocess, but of course it was totally agement. worth it.” “(They said) we would like her to Hook, a Grade 11 student at La put an audition tape together that Salle Secondary School, has played we’ll keep on file, and we would like a number of small roles over the to stay in communication with you years and acted in several commerbecause we feel that she is due to do cials, but Frankie is her first major something much bigger and better role. She says she’s loved acting — a series regular.” since she was a little kid, and got her In the fall of 2016, that opporstart in theatre. tunity came to fruition when Hook “I wanted to try something more was offered the role of the title char- Alex Hook (centre) is the title character in the new Nickelodeon show I TV/fi lm-based, which is a different acter in a new Nickelodeon show Am Frankie. Watch it on YTV starting Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. style of acting,” she explains. Submitted photo called I Am Frankie, which follows Portraying a robot, she notes, is the story of a teenage robot trying to act human and fi t in at high its own thing entirely. Frankie takes school. Of course, the offer didn’t everything literally, and her movejust materialize out of thin air, and ments are very limited and stiff. a lot of additional hard work was “She’s very monotone,” Hook required on the part of both Hook says. “It’s hard to keep those emoand Godefroy. tions inside. If there’s a line that you After two initial auditions, Hook read as a normal human, you would was flown down to Miami, Fla., for read it with a lot of infl ections in what’s called a producer session. your voice and all those different “That was kind of nerve rack- emotions, but as Frankie, it has to ing,” she says. “They were look- be more monotone.” ing at three different girls for I Am All the same, Frankie goes TORONTO RAPTORS SOUTHERN Frankie — one, coincidentally, was through all the trials and tribulaFESTIVAL OF STARS CARIBBEAN SUITE EXPERIENCE VS. CRUISE also from the same agency. They tions of a regular high school stuDEC 3-5 OKC MAR 18 JAN 11-23 hpratt-campbell@metroland.com

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dent. “It’s about all the friends she meets, and she has a crush and all these confl icts going on,” Hook explains. “It’s a sci fitype of thing, but for younger kids.” Season 1 of I Am Frankie has already aired on the Nickelodeon channel in the U.S., and will premier here in Canada on YTV on Monday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. Hook should know by Christmas whether or not a second season will be filmed, but either way she says it’s been an amazing experience so far. “I learned just from auditioning for Max and Shred that everything is worth it. Everything is an experience — getting your name out there, getting your face out there, getting to know more people. It’ll always be worth it. Even if you don’t get the call back or you don’t get the role, at least you went out and they know you and they remember you for next time.” Godefroy adds that the dedication Hook has demonstrated is pretty exceptional for someone her age. “It’s very hard to find somebody who is a teenager who is willing to make such a massive commitment.” Having confi dence is also key. Godefroy recalls a practice session she organized for Hook ahead of the I Am Frankie auditions. “She looked at me and said ‘this role is mine.’ That was before she had even fl own down (for the producer session). She’s always walked into everything so confi dent in her abilities, which is exceptional.”

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TOWN HALL UPCOMING MEETINGS • Council – November 7, 2017 • Committee of the Whole – November 14, 2017 • Committee of Adjustment – November 9, 2017 • Corporate Services Committee – November 14, 2017 at 8:30 am • Public Services Committee – November 16, 2017 at 8:30 am

POLICE SERVICES BOARD The South Frontenac Police Services Board Annual Public Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 7:00 pm Council Chambers, 4432 George St, Sydenham. This is your opportunity to meet the members of your Police Services Board and to discuss policing priorities for the year 2018.

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Students and teachers faced off for the 19th annual Frontenac Secondary School Monster Mash basketball game on Oct. 26, but this year, the fundraiser benefited a cause closer to home. This past August, Frontenac SS office manager Leanne Smith and her family lost everything in a house fire on Sand Hill Road. Students at the school learned about the

fi re when the school year began, and according to Monster Mash co-ordinator Mia Pincibero, it was the first thing they thought of when they were picking a cause to benefit from this year's event. “When we sat down and thought about it, it was an immediate thing and everyone agreed,” she said. “Leanne is so important to the school and we all know her and interact with her and we wanted to help.”

Athletic director for the school Suchetan James also thought it was a great idea and approached Smith to make sure it was OK. “He told us they wanted to support us and I didn’t know what to say,” said Smith. “They always pick a local charity and this year they wanted to do it for us and I was incredibly grateful. The way the staff and students have come together for us is so overwhelming and they really

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are like family.” In an effort to ramp up fundraising this year, students solicited donations of bigger prizes and in the end they raffled off tickets to Kingston Frontenacs, Toronto Raptors, and Ottawa Senators games. “We didn’t have a goal, we just wanted to raise as much as possible,” explained student organizer Liam Casey. “I feel like everyone cared a bit more because the cause was so close to home and we really pushed the fundraising more.”

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Students also donated money in order to secure prime seats at the Monster Mash itself and cheer on their team. Smith was also there cheering on the teams with her son, Josh, and she was emotional when she tried to express her gratitude for the support. “It is so overwhelming and it has just been incredible,” she said as her son joined in. “It is just crazy and overwhelming to say the least and to know that a community

like Kingston can come together like this is really nice,” said Josh. “It is nice to know that three months later people are still looking out for us and that is what we are really grateful for.” The family has been working with insurance to move on and they are currently renting a house, but the process has been slow and Smith expects it to continue that way. “It is coming along, but every little bit helps and that is why this is so amazing.” In the end, students at the school raised $300 for Smith and her family — and won the game 21 -20 — and Casey was looking forward to presenting the funds to Smith. “In the past we would just donate to a charity, but this year it feels different because it is someone we know and we will see the impact it makes on her and her family,” he said. “It has been a really great experience.” To donate to Leanne Smith and her family, visit their Go Fund me page at https:// www.gofundme.com/ywauhkhouse-fire-lost-everything

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If you have been watching the Alias Grace miniseries currently airing on CBC, you may have noticed some familiar buildings. The series, based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, was filmed in Kingston in November 2016 — and Dave St. Onge, curator of Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, was there to watch it all unfold. “I was curious to see how they would carry it out,” he told the Heritage. “ I was actually a part of the research for the book when it was written, so it was interesting to see it come to life now.” St. Onge has worked at the museum since 1984, and in the ‘90s, Atwood’s sister approached him about an idea Margaret had for a novel. “Margaret had found an idea in a book that was published in the 19th century by Susanna Moodie and there was a chapter on Grace Marks in there,” he explained. Grace Marks, the central character of Atwood’s novel, was convicted of murder in 1843, but escaped the death penalty. Instead, she served time at Kingston Penitentiary and Atwood explores her time there in the novel. “I helped with the surviving records from Kingston Penitentiary, and there are a lot of records missing, but anything we found made it into the book,” he said. “There is some fi ctionalization to flush it out, but that is the story we know of her.” Alias Grace was published in 1996, and St. Onge received an acknowledgement from the author for his work — something that still impresses him to this day. “It was a nice surprise to be mentioned and she has kept in touch over the years, too,” he said. “I have helped a few books, but none with that type of notoriety.” St. Onge was excited to revisit the project with the fi lming of the mini-

security concerns, they just couldn’t use the actual location.” He thinks that more film opportunities will arise in the future and he hopes that there will be an opportunity for them to go forward — and not just for prison projects. “There is a lot of acreage inside the walls, and with the walls up, it is a closed set and the crew really enjoyed that,” he said. “The future is unclear for the Pen still, but we hope it can be used for more projects like this.” In case you missed the showing of Alias Grace on CBC, it will be available on Netflix starting Nov. 3.

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series and he was impressed with how they worked to be historically accurate throughout. “It was remarkable to see them come in with all the dirt and they transformed the street out here. It was amazing to see them undo all of it, too,” he said. “As a historian, it was really interesting to see, and the horses and wagons going by, too.” But, he does point out that the book and miniseries did take liberties with a couple of things. “This house is featured in the book and in the show, although this house wasn’t actually built when Marks was here,” he said, referencing Cedarhedge, which was built as the warden’s residence and is now home to the museum. “It was built when she was released and she would have seen it being constructed.” The series, which is currently airing on CBC, was adapted by Canadian director Sarah Polley and features Sarah Gadon in the lead role. St. Onge admits he has been watching to see how the final version turned out. “In early scenes in the first episode, there are some CGI

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Dance has the power to bring people together, and recently it has done just that for high school students from LCVI and Grade 6 students from Centennial Public School. The students came together for a special collaborative program that aimed to build community engagement between schools while teaching them new skills through dance. “One of the requirements for the dance curriculum is that the students choreograph dance routines, and because we have multi-grade, multi-experience level dancers in the course, I thought it might be nice if they choreograph

for younger students,” explained Amy Healey, drama and dance teacher at LCVI. By teaching Grade 6 students, Healey hoped it would allow her students to keep the moves simple and easy; her students developed their routines over three weeks at LCVI and then from Oct. 23 to 25 they taught the Centennial students. “It was hard in the beginning because they were kind of skittish and didn’t want to dance, but they got really into it,” said LCVI student Max Muville. “They did a really great job in the end, I think.” Students were divided into groups and on the last day, Oct. 25, they performed their

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Champions Selena O'Hanlon and Foxwood High, aka Woody. The duo won the Dutta Corp Fair Hill International CCI 3 competition Oct. 12 to 15 in Elkton Maryland. Selena is the first Canadian to win in the event’s 28 year history. Submitted photo

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A different pace for fall on Wolfe Island ‘Wolfi e Café’ at the General Wolfe Inn dock, the Bakery and the coffee shop opened on the weekends, as crowds of people continued comThis is the time of year when Wolfe Island- ing, and still do. Lunch Bunch, the annual fall series of travel ers turn to their community, relishing time adventures presented by island residents conspent together. Looking forward to hockey games, waiting tinues until Nov. 22 and has been great fun. for the rink to open, a less busy ferry, and time The Corn Maze remains open to mid Novemto chat with friends and neighbours on route ber, and Riverfront Golf Course 'till? Maybe until it is too cold to hold the clubs. And WI to Kingston. Many boats are already out of the water. Bicycle Rentals continue. Of course, the island has The WIPP, The The hunting season is underway. Gardens have been cleared. Soy bean crops are regularly leav- Island Grill and the General Wolfe Inn. The ing the island, while it appears the corn needs Island Grill is now into fall hours — that is it closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, more time to dry. It is also a time of worry for those con- reopening Thursdays for dinner with regular cerned that the Wolfe Islander III will move hours through Sunday. Interesting to note The Grill prepared and from Marysville to the Dawson Point dock, due to low water levels. And how they will get served dinner for the 2017 Ducks Unlimited to work and home again at the end of the day Dinner held at the WI Fire Hall Oct. 20, and what a crowd there was on that occasion. without a vehicle, or a bus available. The General Wolfe Inn is open daily and, at The end of the summer is emphasized when Horne’s ferry shuts down for the winter, to this time, is taking reservations for Christmas, open again next May. The Bakery closes, along and has opened the dining rooms for booked events, such as wedding receptions. with the Stone Heron Art Gallery. And, as noted, we are so fortunate to have Although with the frequent sunny, warm days since school started in September, the The WIPP open daily, and James as host. Now is the time that islanders think of turBY MARGARET KNOTT

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NOTICE THE CATARAQUI CEMETERY COMPANY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF INTERMENT RIGHTS HOLDERS and NOMINATIONS Pursuant to the Act of Incorporation and the bylaws of The Cataraqui Cemetery Company, Interment Rights Holders are hereby given notice of the Annual General Meeting and that a slate of 5 candidates has been prepared by the Board of Trustees for the election of trustees at that meeting. Additional nominations from the membership are welcome. Nomination forms are available at the Cemetery office and must be returned to the Cemetery office on or before 5pm, November 30th 2017. Nominations shall not be taken from the floor of the A.G.M. Proxy forms are available at the Cemetery office or by email and must be submitted to the Cemetery office on or before 5pm, December 28th, 2017. The Cemeteryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Act of Incorporation calls for holding the AGM on the first Monday in January which, this year, falls on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Due to the conflict of holding the AGM on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and pursuant to Article 89, Item 2 of the Legislation Act, 2006, The Cataraqui Cemetery Company will hold the meeting on the next business day. Therefore the meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018, at the Seniors Centre, 56 Francis St., Kingston. Registration begins at 5:30pm. Please contact the Cemetery at 613-546-6545 if you plan to attend and require confirmation of your status as an Interment Rights Holder or wish for more information. AUCTIONS

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